A Message from Dr. Nadjarian:
Today's morning announcements were delivered in French, Spanish, and English by Brandon in Grade 7. He did an excellent job leading the school in 3 languages!
Today was the first day of Band classes. Students were introduced to their instruments and will be soon filling the halls with glorious melodies!
Have a restful weekend and see you on Monday for Parking Lot Prayers! Our Virtue of the Month is Patience.
Uniform Announcement and Message from Nurse Catherine
The weather is expected to turn more seasonable next week. As a result, shorts are no longer allowed at school until April Vacation. Children go out to recess every day, weather permitting. Warm clothing is a must for them to remain comfortable outside. Hats, gloves, jackets, and sweaters should have your child's name on them so if they get lost we can return them to you.
If your child is home sick, please let me know so I have a record of their absence.
I am still missing Epi-pens and inhalers for a few students. Please make sure I have these medications as soon as possible.
Enjoy your weekend!
PreK
In PreK, our young students are building upon their unit about family. With Ms. Crapo, students use their artistic skills to glue family members onto a poster and color in features such as eyes and clothes. They were excited to share all bout the different members of their family with the class!
K1
Ms. Curley's class had an artistic week! Students made an emoji feelings mask, learned how to paint a purple night sky by mixing red and blue paint, and made fall trees with colored paper and crayons! They also journaled about the most magical place each student would want to live. Some chose Jurassic World, while others preferred Unicorn Land!
In Ms. Creamer's class, one of the favorite activities involved students practicing their artistic and musical skills by painting to music.
Grade 2
Students in Ms. Connors’ classroom were introduced to badminton in Mr. Holmes’ Physical Education class this week. Students practiced in pairs and small groups volleying the birdie, serving underhand, and keeping the birdie airborne. Not only are they working on their hand-eye coordination, but they will also be the all-star of your next family vacation badminton tournament.
Grade 3
Grade 5
Scientists in Grade 5 tested the densities of liquids and solids in Mrs. Palmer’s Science class by observing their buoyancy: negative, positive and neutral. Students have been learning about matter in many ways like what are properties of matter and different ways you can measure matter. In Thursday’s experiment, students observed liquid water, solid ice, liquid corn syrup, liquid oil, solid cork and solid grape floating together in a clear container. Excellent discoveries, Grade 5 students!
Grade 6
In religion class, students are discussing the important role that silence and listening play in our relationship with our friends, family, and God. When in conversation with our friends and family, we know that we can only truly listen to the person in front of us if we pause from our own speaking and thoughts. Similarly, we can only hear the voice of God if we take a moment each day (even if it’s only 5 minutes) to listen to God’s voice in the silence of our hearts and in the Scriptures.
In math, Mr. Antonacci's class reviewed the mathematical order of operations using PEMDAS (Parenthesis, Exponents, Multiplication, Division, Addition, and Subtraction), especially focusing on exponents. Then they worked on mastering exponents with an online game called Blooket. Students had the option of working independently or as a pair. Mrs. Enrique even joined in! The class averaged 90% accuracy! Lastly, students worked on more challenging equations in anticipation of their homework.
Grade 7
In Mr. Suri’s science class, students demonstrated their understanding of the taxonomy and characteristics of various animals by presenting to the class an animal of their choice. Students described the animals' physical characteristics, habitat, diet and nutrition, reproduction and development, cellular organization, and convergent and divergent evolution. Some students shared about common animals, such as giraffes and house cats, while others shared about more unique animals like red pandas. Did you know that a red panda is not part of the panda family despite its name? It is actually more closely related to a raccoon. Well done, scientists!
Grade 8
On Tuesday, Mr. Febesh’s 8th Grade class worked on poster presentations illustrating the tax policies imposed on the American colonies by the British that led to the Revolutionary War. In small groups, students made their own creative interpretations of the Intolerable Acts in the style of political cartoons of the era. These presentations will serve as a useful primer to the Revolutionary War unit and provide students with essential context for the conflict.